Metal tie and fastener to secure rails thereon



May 8, 1923'. 1,454,268

J. T. CLARK v METAL TIE AND FASTENER TO, SECURE RAILS- THEREON Filed May 51. 1 922 INVENTOR BYGZ ATTORNEY Patented May 8, 1923.

UNITEDSTATES PATEN I ime "i" orr ca.

JOHN T. CLARK, F PROVO, UTAH.

METAL TIE AND FASTENER TO SECURE RAILS THERE Application filed May 31.

Improvements in Metal-Ties and Fasteners to Secure Rails Thereon, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates toiailway ties and has for its object to provide a metal tie for railways and a special fastener to secure the rails thereon, which will provide the sustaining surface for the rails, insulate them from the tie, and which will hold them from lateral and longitudinaldisplacement. These objects I accomplish with the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which similar letters and numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views and as described in the specification forming a part of this application and pointed out in the appended claims. In the drawings in which I have shown asubstantial embodiment of my invention, Figure 1 is a plan View of the tie with all of the rail engaging elements removed except the enclosing bands. Figure 2 is a side elevation of the tie with a sectioned rail on one end. Figure 3 is a view in perspective showing one end portionof the tie with a short portion of-a rail thereon. Figured is a plan view of the rail plate. Figure 5 is a view in perspective of one of the sliding plates. Figure 6 is a View in perspective of one of the wedge pieces.

My tie is made of sheet metal, bent to form an open ended channel 1 of eachend portion and each having a bottom and vertical sides. The tie is made in two duplicate end portions with parts of the bottom of the channel cut and bent downward to form soil engaging lugs 2 and with the sides of said channel bent toward each other and lapped as at 3. The said end portions are fastened together at the lapped portions thereof by short bolts 4 which are passed. through holes in the lapped material. Be-. tween the ends of said two portions and carried on the said bolts 4 aretwo short spiral springs 5, one on each of said bolts, thus providing a resilient or spring effect for the tie and which will prevent crystallization and breaking of the tie should one end portion give down when loaded cars pass over the rails. Within the said channels 1 are placed short blocks of wood 7 ends of the blocks.

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or other fibrous material per side above the top edges of the tie. The purpose of said blocks 7 is to form cushions for the rails that bear thereon. Superimposed on said blocks 7 are the rail B, with portions of the sides thereof at 8, of the same length as the space between the holding ment of said lates relative to the tie; also the end portions of. each plate are bent downwardly, as shown at -15,,.to engage, the The end portions of each of said railplates are corrugated or crimped withthe corrugations 6, transverse to the plate. .U-shaped enclosing-bands'9 are bent to conform with the bottom, sides, upper edge and inner face of said channels 1 adjacent the rails and said bandshave holes 10 therein to be brought into alinement with holes in the side walls of saidv chan nels 1. Bolts or rivets are passed through said holes 10 and the side walls of said the saidbands rigidly on the channel pieces. Sliding plates 13 are plates shown andwith the upbands 9, extending into said spaces to prevent longitudinal moveplaced in each endfportion of the channel I with one edge bearing onthe flange of the rail. Wedge pieces 14 have upwardly turned side flanges which are slidably engaged under the downwardly turned pertions 19 of said bands 9 within said channel and on the upper face of said sliding plates l3,'with the outer end turned downwardly as at 24 to engage the corrugations 6 of said rail plates, and perforated as at 25. Strips of insulating material 16 are to be placed between the rail and the upper face of said rail plate and extend between the flange of the rail and the sliding plates 13 and thereby insulating the rail from the tie and fastener.

hen the two sections of the tie are bolted together with bolts 4, with the springs 5 between the abutting ends of the sections, the bolts will prevent spreading of the rails but either spring may be compressed to allow slight vertical movement of either end of the tie. The ties are held to the road-bed by ballast within the medial portion of the tie and by the lugs 2. When the blocks 7 are placed in the channel 1, the rail plates B rest on the blocks, and the downwardly bent portions 15 bear against the ends of said blocks with the widened portions 8 extending between the U-shaped bands 9, thereby holding the blocks in place in the tie. The

insulating material is next placed on the rail suilicient to enclose the rail base and upper face of the flange. The sliding plates 13 are then placed in position resting on the upper face or portion ot the insulation. The wedge pieces 14 are then driven longitudinally within the channel, with the upwardly turned edges of each engaging under the portion 19 ot' the U-shaped bands 9 and their ends sliding on the plates 13 and the downwardlybent portions engaging in the corrugations (5 (it the rail plates B, and securing the rail firmly in place on the tie. By applyii'ig a lever or pick in the perforation or hole in the wedge pieces 14; they may be released from their engagement with the rail plates and the rails removed from the tie.

I thus provide a new and novel tie with a fastener for this special tic easily applied by which rails may be firmly secured on the plates B with width tie. The device being specially designed and constructed to provide a metal tie which will not crystallize and break by the repeated passing of loaded cars over the tie, and pro viding an insulation whereby the rails may be insulated from the tie and fastener.

Having described myinvention I desire to secure by Letters Patent and claim z 1. A railway tie and fastener coinprisii'ig two detachable portions each having a channel-shapedend and a portion of the bottom struck downwardl to engage the roadbet bolts to secure said portions together; and springs carried on said bots to allow the bending oi: the tie at its junction.

2. A railway tie and fastener therefor comprising a metal tie of two detachable end portions, with bolts, and springs carried thereon, to hold said portions from longitudinal separation while allowing independent vertical movement of each end portion; v

U-shaped bands enclosing said metal tie with the end portions oi each band bent'downwardly; a wood block is carried in each end portion of said tie; rail plates resting on said wood blocks with portions engaging the ends of said blocks and porspaced apart tions of the plates corrugated and the medial portion of each plate extended and engaged between two of said bands; and wedge shaped plates having upwardly turned side flanges to engage said bands and with the end portion ot each wedge turned downwardly to engage said corrugations.

3. A railway tie and fastener therefor comprising a metal tie of two detachable end portions, with bolts and springs carried thereon to hold said portions from longitudinal separation while allowing independent vertical movement or each end portion; spaced apart bands enclosing and secured to said metal tie, and with the ends \oi? each band bent inwardly and downwardly; cushion blocks in said tie; rail plates having portions thereof transversely corrugated and with other portions engaging the ends of said blocks; extended portions ot each of said plates to engage between said bands; and wedge plates to engage the rail with one end portion while the other end portion engages in the corrugations of? said rail plates.

a. A railway tie and fastener therefor comprising a metal tie of two detachable end portions, with bolts and springs carried thereon to hold said portions from longitudinal separation while allowing independent vertical movement of each end portion; spaced apart bands enclosing and secured to said metal tie, and with the ends of each band bent inwardly and downwardly: cushion blocks in said tie ;rail plates having portions thereof transversely corrugated and with other portions engaging the ends of said blocks; extended portions of each of said plates to engage between said bands; wedge plates to engage the rail withone end portion while the other end portion engages in the corrugations of said rail plates; in sulating material carriedon said trail plates; and sliding plates between said insulating material and said wedge plates.

In testimony whereof I have aiiixed my signature.

JOHN T; are; 

